Tire

A tire (American English) or tyre (British English) is a ring-shaped vehicle component that covers the wheel's rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, provide traction between the vehicle and the road while providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock.

The materials of modern pneumatic tires are synthetic rubber, natural rubber, fabric and wire, along with carbon black and other chemical compounds. They consist of a tread and a body. The tread provides traction while the body provides containment for a quantity of compressed air. Before rubber was developed, the first versions of tires were simply bands of metal that fitted around wooden wheels to prevent wear and tear. Early rubber tires were solid (not pneumatic). Today, the majority of tires are pneumatic inflatable structures, comprising a doughnut-shaped body of cords and wires encased in rubber and generally filled with compressed air to form an inflatable cushion. Pneumatic tires are used on many types of vehicles, including cars, bicycles, motorcycles, buses, trucks, heavy equipment, and aircraft. Metal tires are still used on locomotives and railcars, and solid rubber (or other polymer) tires are still used in various non-automotive applications, such as some casters, carts, lawnmowers, and wheelbarrows.

Tyre, Lebanon

Tyre (Arabic: صور, Ṣūr; Phoenician: 𐤑𐤅𐤓, Ṣur; Hebrew: צוֹר, Tzor; Tiberian Hebrewצר, Ṣōr; Akkadian: 𒋗𒊒, Ṣurru; Greek: Τύρος, Týros; Turkish:Sur; Latin:Tyrus, Armenian Տիր [Dir]), sometimes romanized as Sour, is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon. There were approximately 117,000 inhabitants in 2003. However, the government of Lebanon has released only rough estimates of population numbers since 1932, so an accurate statistical accounting is not possible. Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean and is located about 80km (50mi) south of Beirut. The name of the city means "rock" after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. The adjective for Tyre is Tyrian, and the inhabitants are Tyrians.

Tyre is an ancient Phoenician city and the legendary birthplace of Europa and Elissa (Dido). Today it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon and houses one of the nation's major ports. Tourism is a major industry. The city has a number of ancient sites, including its Roman Hippodrome which was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1979.

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The revenue from tyres used in agricultural equipment accounted for about 60 per cent of the total income of the Mumbai-headquartered company, followed by 35 per cent from off-the-road (OTR) tyres used in mining activities. The company derives 80 per cent income from overseas markets dependent on agricultural and mining activities....

Michelin's shares surged today after the Frenchtyre maker pledged ... The company said buoyant sales of speciality tyres for mining and agriculture had driven a 0.3% increase in full-year group revenue to €22.03 billion.&nbsp;....

“The situation became volatile after a small group of people, who were not happy with our response, proceeded to burn tyres in the street and burnt a truck on the N14,” Semamai said yesterday. “We have been requesting the mines to provide us with water tanks as a temporary measure and a good Samaritan also assisted....

Throwing in his £44 headphones for good measure, she explained that she needed the money for a new kitchen knife, ‘as mine is currently sticking out of his tyres’ ... ‘First one to collect it can have it for £3, I would give it away but need to buy myself a new kitchen knife as mine is currently sticking out of his tyres.’ Advertisement....

Upstream damming and extensive mining of the Mekong's riverbed for sand is causing the land between the sprawling network of rivers and channels near the mouth of one of the world's great rivers to sink at a pace of around 2 cm (0.75 inches) a year, experts and officials said....

"We'd be better off living in a cave instead," said Kim Anh, who has used coconut husks and old tyres to reinforce the riverbank under her home... abroad for unregulated mining ... Downstream, however, the problem is made worse by thieves who illegally mine for sand, usually at night....

Talking about the incident in an interview, King Khan revealed that he was caught in a situation in which he had to steal a tyre to fix his car’s puncture. “This once, I had a flat tyre... While I was fixing my first one, I realised that the other tyre of my car had also got punctured ... “This once, I had a flat tyre....

Recently, the superstar made some revelations and one of them were that he once stole tyres of an expensive car ... While he was fixing the first one, he realised that the other tyre of his car has also got punctured....

... were picked up (with permission) from a hotel in Dubai after the couple saw them dumped outside, and in the corner lies their Christmas tree - which although was bought - has been raised up on tyres ... Those tyres for instance, I just had to get all four of mine changed on my car....